Comparison

Animal Timer vs Simply Scheduled

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Animal Timer

This timer app notifies you with fun animal sounds when your set time is up. Choose from cats, dogs, or chicks, and set timers ranging from 1 second to 99 minutes. It supports multiple independent timers, each with a different animal sound.

Highlights
  • Customizable animal sound alerts
  • Set timers from 1 second to 99 minutes
  • Multiple independent timers
  • Assign different sounds to each timer
  • Simple start and sound selection
Features
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A timer that notifies you with animal sounds (cats, dogs, chicks) when the set time comes. 1. The time that can be set is from 1 second to 99 minutes and 59 seconds. 2. Touch [Start] to start the timer. 3. Select animal sounds from cats, dogs, and chicks. 4. When the set time comes, it will notify you with animal sounds. The chirping lasts about 1 minute. 5. Multi-timer, 3 timers operate independently. Timer 1 is a cat, timer 2 is a dog, and timer 3 is a chick.

About

Simply Scheduled

Manage appointments with a minimalist approach. This app offers simple, stress-free scheduling to help you plan your week with confidence, avoiding the clutter of traditional calendars.

Highlights
  • Minimalist appointment book
  • Effortless appointment management
  • Stress-free scheduling
  • Plan your week with confidence
  • Avoid calendar clutter
Features
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Stay organized with Simply Scheduled, your minimalist appointment book. Effortlessly manage appointments without the clutter of traditional calendars, and enjoy simple, stress-free scheduling to help plan your week with confidence. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Animal Timer4 screens
Simply Scheduled3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simply Scheduled at 100% against Animal Timer's 0%. Simply Scheduled also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). Animal Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Animal Timer costs $0.99 and Simply Scheduled $0.99 up front. Simply Scheduled sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Animal Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Timer ships an update every 10 months, Simply Scheduled every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Animal Timer versus Simply Scheduled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal TimerSimply Scheduled
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating—4.9 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMasahiro TomosadaUniversal Queue LLC

Customer experience

Animal Timer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Simply Scheduled

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Animal Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Simply Scheduled

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Animal Timer free?
Animal Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simply Scheduled free?
Simply Scheduled costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Animal Timer or Simply Scheduled have ads?
Neither Animal Timer nor Simply Scheduled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal Timer or Simply Scheduled?
Animal Timer ships an update every 10 months, and Simply Scheduled every 3 weeks. Most recently, Animal Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Simply Scheduled on November 4, 2026.

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